Shoe-lacing stud.



v No. 890,502.

H. G. DILLIARD. SHOE LAOING STUD.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 6, 1907.

nu: NORRIS PETERS cm. WASHINGTON, o. c.

PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908.

HERBERT G. DILLIARD, OF EAST BANGOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHOE-LACING STUD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9, 1908.

Application filed May 6, 1907. Serial No. 372.076.

- fication.

This invention relates to a lacing stud or hook for shoes of that type in which the studs are fastened to the shoe by eyelets that pass through openings in the uppers and are riveted or clenched from the inside.

The invention has for one of its objects to improve and simplify the construction of devices of this character so as to be comparatively easy and inexpensive to manufacture and apply and designed to enable the shoe string to be readily hooked and unhooked.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a lacing stud, clasp, hook or the like so designed that the parts of the garments constantly rubbing on the device will not rapidly wear away, it being remarked in this connection that the ordinary lacing studs are objectionable for the reason that they produce rapid wearin the lower portion of trousers or dresses coming in contact with the lacing studs or books. For this reason womens shoes are often made with eyelets throughout the length of the uppers and the lacing hooks dispensed with, but this is objectionable since it necessitates the tedious lacing and unlacing of shoes through the eyelets.

With these objects in view and others as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprises the various novel fea tures of construction and arrangement of parts which will be more fully described hereinafter and set forth with particularity in the claims appended thereto.

Inthe accompanying drawing which illustrates one of the embodiments of the invention, Figure l is a perspective view of a ladys shoe in use, the skirt of the wearer being raised to display the improved lacing studs. Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevation of two of the studs, one of the latter being shown partly in section. Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the uppers of a shoe and through one of the lacing studs.

Similar reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the views.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a boot of ordinary construction which is provided with a suitable number of lacing studs 2 for receiving the shoe lace 3. These studs which are constructed of brass or any other suitable material are formed with a tubular or eyelet base 4 that is extended through an aperture in the upper 5 of the shoe and riveted or flanged from the inside against the upper as indicated at 6, Fig. 3, whereby the stud is firmly held in place. The stud or shank portion 7 is provided with a head or bill 8 under which the shoe lacing is engaged and around the bottom of the shank 7 is a circular flange 9 which cooperates with the flange 6 for securing the stud in position, the said flange merging into a guard 10 adjacent the free edge of the head or bill 8 of the stud or hook. The outer surface of the head is suitably shaped and the guard 10 slopes downwardly from a point almost on a level with the outer surface of the head toward the upper 5. This guard serves to prevent the fibers of the wearing apparel from being caught by the head and from being worn into shreds thereby. The guard which is an integral portion of the stud or hook cooperates with the head to form an ellipse, as shown in Fig. 2, and the head and guard are separated by a space 11 disposed at a slight angle to the minor axis of the ellipse, this space or slot serving as a mouth through which the shoe lacing is inserted or removed. In other words, the top surfaces of the guard and head are almost continuous so that no rough edges or obstructions are formed that would cause wear in the garment rubbing over the lacing studs. The inner surface 12 of the shank 7 is parallel with the minor axis and the stud is rounded at 13 so as not to cause wear on the lacing 3 and the studs are so arranged with the mouths 11 inclined upwardly and outwardly with respect to the meeting edges of the upper of the shoe, so that the lacing and unlacing can be accomplished with greater facility.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains and while I have described the principles of operation of the invention together with the apparatus which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is merely illustrative and that various changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. A lacing stud comprising a shank, a bill extending laterally therefrom having its outer edge inclined to the length of the bill, a guard having one Wall parallel with the said edge to form a mouth and inclined downwardly from the said wall, and an eyelet connecting the shank and guard and adapted to secure the stud to the upper of the shoe.

2. A lacing stud consisting of an eyelet, a shank rising therefrom, a bill extending laterally from the shank and having a straight outer edge, a guard formed integral with the eyelet and provided with a straight wall spaced from and disposed parallel with the said edge, the outer surface of the guard sloping outwardly and downwardly from the bill.

3. A lacing stud for shoes comprising a circular eyelet, a shank rising therefrom, a laterally extending bill on the shank, and a guard secured to the eyelet and separated from the bill to form a mouth for receiving a lacing, the bill and guard together forming an elliptical structure arranged eccentrically with respect to the eyelet.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HERBERT C. DILLIARD.

WVitnesses:

WILLIAM R. BENDER, H. 0. Jonas. 

